Montélimar

"Montelimar" redirects here. For other uses, see Montelimar (disambiguation).
Montélimar

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Montélimar

Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E / 44.5581°N 4.7508°E / 44.5581; 4.7508Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 4°45′03″E / 44.5581°N 4.7508°E / 44.5581; 4.7508
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Nyons
Canton Montélimar-1
and Montélimar-2
Intercommunality Montélimar-Sésame
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Franck Reynier (PR)
Area1 46.81 km2 (18.07 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 35,704
  Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
  Urban (2007) 61,861
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 26198 / 26200
Elevation 56–213 m (184–699 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montélimar (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃.te.li.maʁ]; Latin name: Acumum, and Montelaimar in Occitan) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence.

History

The site where the city of Montélimar stands today has been inhabited since the Celtic era. It was reconstructed during the Roman reign, including a basilica, aqueducts, thermae and a forum. The Adhémar family reigned over the city in the Middle Ages and built a castle (Château des Adhémar) which dominates the city silhouette even today.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18006,320    
18217,161+13.3%
18367,966+11.2%
18519,362+17.5%
186611,100+18.6%
188112,894+16.2%
189613,741+6.6%
191113,281−3.3%
192611,210−15.6%
193615,187+35.5%
195416,639+9.6%
196826,748+60.8%
198229,161+9.0%
199931,344+7.5%
201235,704+13.9%

Personalities

Economy

Montélimar is widely regarded as the world capital of nougat. The local nougat is one of the 13 desserts of Provence and highly appreciated throughout the country. Montelimar nougat is mentioned in the opening lines of the Beatles' Savoy Truffle from The White Album. Travellers used to buy nougat de Montélimar on their way to the south of France (or when returning) as the city is next to the Rhône and to the primary route N7. Since the construction of the A7 autoroute, many nougat factories have been forced to close as tourists no longer stop in Montélimar but bypass it instead.

Climate

Climate data for Montélimar (1981–2010 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)
22.4
(72.3)
26.4
(79.5)
30.6
(87.1)
33.8
(92.8)
38.1
(100.6)
40.0
(104)
41.1
(106)
36.2
(97.2)
30.4
(86.7)
26.4
(79.5)
19.9
(67.8)
41.1
(106)
Average high °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)
10.2
(50.4)
14.5
(58.1)
17.5
(63.5)
22.1
(71.8)
26.2
(79.2)
29.6
(85.3)
29.1
(84.4)
24.2
(75.6)
18.7
(65.7)
12.4
(54.3)
8.6
(47.5)
18.5
(65.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)
2.5
(36.5)
4.9
(40.8)
7.3
(45.1)
11.1
(52)
14.7
(58.5)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
13.7
(56.7)
10.4
(50.7)
5.8
(42.4)
3.0
(37.4)
9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1)
−17.0
(1.4)
−7.4
(18.7)
−3.1
(26.4)
−1.8
(28.8)
3.5
(38.3)
7.5
(45.5)
5.6
(42.1)
0.5
(32.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
−10.0
(14)
−17.2
(1)
−17.2
(1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.0
(2.52)
45.2
(1.78)
47.1
(1.854)
81.3
(3.201)
83.1
(3.272)
55.2
(2.173)
48.7
(1.917)
57.7
(2.272)
116.2
(4.575)
135.8
(5.346)
100.5
(3.957)
70.5
(2.776)
905.3
(35.642)
Average precipitation days 6.6 5.4 5.6 7.9 7.8 5.4 4.2 4.9 6.4 8.8 7.3 7.2 77.4
Average snowy days 2.3 2.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.4 8.6
Average relative humidity (%) 80 76 70 68 70 67 62 65 72 80 81 81 72.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 104.9 134.5 200.0 214.6 255.3 295.5 327.3 293.6 224.5 152.3 110.3 92.1 2,404.8
Source #1: Météo France[1][2]
Source #2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[3]

International relations

See also

References

  1. "Données climatiques de la station de Montélimar" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. "Climat Rhône-Alpes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. "Normes et records 1961-1990: Montélimar - Ancone (26) - altitude 73m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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